Laura owens artist books

The exhibition, books and tables, includes works in a variety of media, none of which have been exhibited before. She is known for largescale paintings that combine a variety of art historical references and painterly techniques. Exhibition page for laura owens showing at matthew marks gallery. Using bright, colorinfused imagery that depicts landscapes, couples kissing, blooming flowers, and dogs howling at the moon, owens is something of a modern day john william waterhouse. The whitneys laura owens book comes in 8,500 different covers.

Matthew marks is pleased to announce the next exhibition in his gallery at 1062 north orange grove, new work by laura owens. Since childhood, she has grounded her life in being an artist. Soon after, she hosted a second location with the art bookstor. Jan 08, 2020 atop each table is a specific arrangement of artists books by the painter laura owens. In laura owenss new whitney show, painting is serious fun. Shes an art lover, an enthusiast who approaches the problem of. Nov 07, 2017 skittering along in a roughly chronological mode, this survey finds owens unfurling from a maker of sparse monochromes and abstractions, circa the mid1990s, into a painter willing to affix bicycle wheels to an epic canvas. Owens is well known for her large scale paintings, yet throughout her career, she has also made artists books. Laura owens catalogue second edition whitney museum shop. Her deceptively romanticnaive visual language dissolves distinctions between abstract and figurative art, and. Exhibition laura owens books and tables installation. Owens also installed a pair of silk chinese chair covers embroidered with elephants and birds in silk yarns in a space adjacent to the gallery. A book of sturtevantrelated ephemera from bruce hainleys archive, produced and designed by bruce hainley, ooga booga and 356 mission 2014 stickers, laserjet, oil board, chicago screws. Cat doodles, childrens book illustrations, needlework, handicraftscategories that are anathema to the conventions of professional, asset class, contemporary art.

Laura owens artist biography original signed artworks. A hybrid of art catalogue, diary, document, and artist bookthe kind of publication that is possible only with. Since first coming into prominence in the 90s and early 2000s, laura owens. Working mostly in paint, owens compositions are often reminiscent of the wide. Mission road, in partnership with laura owens and gavin brown. These range from monographic booklets to extensive exhibition catalogues. This gritty industrial area is known more as a truck depot, than as a place to. Nov 16, 2017 the comedic beauty of laura owenss work at the whitney, this artists superb midcareer survey and catalog highlight her art, life and times and a world of possibility for painting. Untitled, 2016 flashe and screen printing inks on inkjet printed matte paper, book board, cloth, japanese paper headband, 11.

Laura owens surveys the many facets of the artists work that have been. Laura owens born 1970 is an american painter, gallery owner and educator. A book of sturtevantrelated ephemera from bruce hainleys archive, produced and designed by bruce hainley, ooga booga and 356 mission 2014 stickers, laserjet, oil board, chicago screws 17 x 11 inches. Owens does everything wrong, which makes her art so totally right. Unknown artist laura owens 1 oil painting for sale. The presentation is inviting as the books are obviously there to be handled, there are no white gloves in sight. Originally from euclid, oh, owens received a bfa from the rhode island school of design, and attended the skowhegan school of painting and sculpture in maine. It happens all the time here and it should be easy to. The comedic beauty of laura owenss work the new york times. Laura owens is an american painter, gallery owner and educator. At 664 pages, owens, laura is a statement coffeetable book, with critical essays, the artists personal correspondence, photographs, clippings, and anecdotes written by friends.

In 20, she turned her studio work space into an exhibition space called 356 mission, in collaboration with art dealer gavin brown and wendy yao. Learn about the artist and find an indepth biography, exhibitions, original artworks, the latest news, and sold auction prices. Her bold and experimental work challenges traditional assumptions about figuration and abstraction, as well as the relationships among avantgarde art, craft. The comedic beauty of laura owenss work at the whitney, this artists superb midcareer survey and catalog highlight her art, life and times and a world of possibility for painting. A detail from an untitled seascape in laura owenss midcareer survey. Oct 26, 2019 among them are a number of unique handmade books, a format owens has been working with for over a decade. Contradictions should be appreciated for letting change emerge.

Laura owens is a painter and installation artist very firmly practicing in the tradition of the postconceptual art generation. Her work is recognizable from its pop color palette and deep sense of experimentation. Easily one of the most important art books of 2017. Laura owens is an influential contemporary american painter. Laura owens laura owens catalogue first edition 2017. Claycoated wallpaper, museum board, waxed thread, flashe, screen printing inks, charcoal, sand, coptic binding, x 12 x. Laura owens is on view at the whitney until february 4, 2018. As a stylist and culture critic, owens is neither a stonecold killer nor a gleeful nihilist, traits embraced by some of her peers. Her exuberant, bracing midcareer survey at the whitney beams a positive, cando energy.

American folk art, japanese landscape, childrensbook illustration, dropped. Laura owens paintings, which have run the gamut from abstraction and landscape to figuration, demonstrate a shrewd awareness of form, color, and line. Flashe, charcoal and screen printing inks on clay coated wallpaper, book board, dyed linen, sound device, 17. Her bold and experimental work challenges traditional assumptions about figuration and abstraction, as well as the relationships among avantgarde art, craft, pop culture, and technology. Created in close collaboration with the artist on the occasion of her midcareer survey at the whitney museum of american art, this inventive and expansive book. Laura owens, books and tables is on view at 1062 north orange grove from october 26, 2019, to january 25, 2020, tuesday through saturday, from 10. The radical paintings of laura owens since childhood, she has grounded her life in being an artist. Widely recognised for her use of both cultural and art historical references and ability to create across such movements as figuration, pop art and abstraction, laura owens is a painter whose influences range from henri matisse to cartoon characters, creating work that often. Her deceptively romanticnaive visual language dissolves distinctions between abstract and figurative art, and her paintings exhibit a whimsical engagement with sources as various as color field painting, pattern.